Minolta SRT 303 - mirror does not return?

Chobonaut · Mar 6, 2011

Hey,

i possess a wonderful minolta srt 303 - my first (analogue) camera which worked and works like a charm for several years right now - but it got a problem.

The Mirror does not return after i took a picture - only after i rewind the film, the mirror is down again.

What to do? It is not a problem of the mirror damper (relativly new).

Any idea how to fix it?

PS.: i tried this once - nothing happened - maybe give it another try?

http://www.willegal.net/photo/srt/srt-repairs.htm

lxdude · Mar 6, 2011

Maybe it likes pretending it's a Hasselblad?

Chobonaut · Mar 6, 2011

Ah - got it repaired by using the alternative method/the hack - hope it keeps working...

Christopher Walrath · Mar 6, 2011

Not familiar with the hack, but I have repaired an sr-T101 with the whack. Glad it's working.

photoeclipse · Mar 18, 2014

Hey thank you Chobonaut - the method in this link worked a treat with the SRT-303 that arrived today. Bought off the bay, it was rated as Excellent but of course arrived from Germany filthy and with the mirror return not working. Anyway, it's all good now.

fredo · Jun 14, 2023

photoeclipse said:
Hey thank you Chobonaut - the method in this link worked a treat with the SRT-303 that arrived today. Bought off the bay, it was rated as Excellent but of course arrived from Germany filthy and with the mirror return not working. Anyway, it's all good now.

I have had similar problems with everything from the "Canon squeal" on my Canon A1 & AE-1P, slow shutter on my Mamiya TLR lens, Retina IIIc shutter, Minolta SRT mirror return problem etc... So, several years ago I was going to send my Mamiya C330S lens off for a CLA and I had just also just finished giving a noisy volume control my old (1973) Fender Twin Reverb guitar amp( I'm a guitar picker). I have always used the Deoxit Fader F5 for my amplifier potentiometers. This product has a long (replaceable) nozzle/tube and has an adjustable spray "L", "M", "H", anyway I had a thought about my old 65mm TLR lens and wondered if it would work on the shutter mechanism, well it has been several years and the the lens is still functioning as it should...I used to get this made in USA product at Radio Shack, and the last can I bought I believe was purchased through Amazon about $15...Good product...https://caig.com/deoxit-d-series/, their part # F5S-H6, it works for me...

Sirius Glass · Jun 14, 2023

Time for a visit to a camera repair. They can advise whether or not a CLA is in order.

ic-racer · Jun 14, 2023

fredo said:
I have had similar problems with everything from the "Canon squeal" on my Canon A1 & AE-1P, slow shutter on my Mamiya TLR lens, Retina IIIc shutter, Minolta SRT mirror return problem etc... So, several years ago I was going to send my Mamiya C330S lens off for a CLA and I had just also just finished giving a noisy volume control my old (1973) Fender Twin Reverb guitar amp( I'm a guitar picker). I have always used the Deoxit Fader F5 for my amplifier potentiometers. This product has a long (replaceable) nozzle/tube and has an adjustable spray "L", "M", "H", anyway I had a thought about my old 65mm TLR lens and wondered if it would work on the shutter mechanism, well it has been several years and the the lens is still functioning as it should...I used to get this made in USA product at Radio Shack, and the last can I bought I believe was purchased through Amazon about $15...Good product...https://caig.com/deoxit-d-series/, their part # F5S-H6, it works for me...

Only would use Deoxit on the wipers and wafers of potentiometers in cameras. No where else.

ic-racer · Jun 14, 2023

Frequently the second curtain releases the mirror to the down position at the end of the curtain's travel across the film plane.

Minolta SRT 303 - mirror does not return?

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